Opinion

Opinion / Can fluency in English be a measure of intelligence?

Salma Abu Baker

20 September 2026 • Campus

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Reader Submission / How performance enhancement classes put progress beyond marks

Shaila Sheikh

17 September 2026 • Campus

Opinion / Why Bangladeshi unis should consider offering online degrees

Ishaan

17 September 2026 • Campus

Opinion / Why Ducsu’s faculty evaluation move matters

Azra Humayra

16 September 2026 • Campus

Opinion / AI will, inevitably, raise the value of writers

Jannatul Naym Pieal

6 September 2026 • Opinion

Opinion / How students can use their mistakes to learn better

Salma Abu Baker

25 August 2026 • Opinion

Opinion / Behind private Facebook faculty review groups

Sumaiya Tasnim

6 August 2026 • Opinion

Students wade through submerged streets of the capital.

Opinion / Is it time to rethink our board exam schedules?

Azra Humayra

15 July 2026 • Opinion

Opinion / The privilege that goes into the ‘faaka’ Dhaka discourse

Sheikh Fabiha Amreen

29 May 2026 • Opinion

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Opinion / Stop taking health advice from AI-generated social media videos

Ahnaf Tahmeed Purna

12 May 2026 • Opinion

Is a transformational leadership style the best way to overcome work stress?

Transformational leaders often influence and inspire employees of the organisation to find their core passion so that they can go beyond the asked expectations.

6 March 2025

Living in fear: I am so tired of being a woman these days

Why, in 2025, am I still mapping out my movements as if walking through a battlefield?

24 February 2025

Psychological stress and how it affects the mental well-being of students

Today, students have to deal with multiple sources of psychological stress that negatively affect their mental well-being as well as academic performance.

22 February 2025

Understanding educational psychology: Harnessing AI for holistic learning

The use of AI-driven education can play a pivotal role in bridging the gap where quality education is still inaccessible to people.

23 January 2025

Graphical representation of the wasted potential of educational reforms

Looking back at the wasted potential of educational reforms

While several variables contributed to how ineffective educational reforms have been, a lack of foresight and enforcement were arguably the most prominent factors.

19 January 2025

AI in the newsroom: Is Bangladesh ready to keep pace with the world?

Discussions about future plans involving AI in journalism remain largely irrelevant at this stage.

5 December 2024

Breaking barriers, eliminating chauvinism, and building futures

Women's entrepreneurship in Bangladesh reshapes the economy, yet cultural barriers remain.

31 October 2024

It’s time for the youth to get ready for the next level of leadership

The Bangladeshi youth are positioned to see a historic transformation, and the country, too, stands at a critical juncture.

31 October 2024

Decoding tech-driven climate solutions through climate-tech entrepreneurship

Climate tech entrepreneurship is not just a pathway to sustainability; it is a catalyst for transformative change.

19 October 2024

Murder at DU and JU: Must we emulate what we dismantled?

Destroying a regime is one thing; ensuring that its legacy doesn't infect the future is another.

19 September 2024

The underlying effects of the current HSC culture

After 2019, HSC exams have been conducted on inconsistent terms and conditions. The standards of which have not been good enough as they failed to adequately evaluate students' true potential.

22 August 2024

The lack of freedom for minorities is indicative of institutional issues

The communal attacks against minorities undermine the very essence of unity and justice that countless student protesters have sacrificed their lives for.

7 August 2024

The importance of gender quota

In Bangladesh, gender quotas are essential for cultivating a more equitable society.

1 August 2024

A procession of students and jobseekers demanding reform in the quota system broke the police barricade at the capital’s Zero Point yesterday, as they marched towards the Bangababhan to hand over their memorandum to President Mohammad Shahabuddin

Your comments on leaving the country are not welcome here

It is the task— the responsibility, even— of anyone with a semblance of power to uphold the rights of those without. So when crisis befalls, why do we suggest escape to those who cannot?

17 July 2024